By Dickson Igwe, Contributor A tropical wave that dropped over 8 inches of rain on the Virgin Islands left Tortola severely damaged through flooding. The rain damage also exposed human frailty, nastiness, and courage. Nothing exposes the true […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist While making it clear that they are not waiting on handouts from Government, vendors at the festival village in Road Town said they have missed out on profits because of the rainfall that […]

While persons continue to clean up the Ivan Dawson Primary School that was ‘completely flooded’ during heavy rainfall on Monday, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said repair works are to be expedited on a leaking roof at the institution. Just […]

While noting that sections of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) had flood waters up to six feet high, Principal Sandy Underhill has called for maximum assistance from the community to clean up the nearly eight-acre campus. She said students […]

Local athlete Chantel Malone has made history by earning the British Virgin Islands a place in a final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships being held in London. She made the final start list of the Women’s Long Jump after […]

President of the Lion’s Club of Tortola Carvin Malone has made a public appeal for assistance in cleansing the flood-ravaged Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) in Road Town, Tortola. According to him, flood waters on Monday knocked out a section […]

While stating that its team is still working diligently to restore service to customers, telecom company Flow today indicated that the damage to its infrastructure as a result of heavy rainfall on Monday is worse than initially thought. The company […]

While announcing that multi-agency teams have been established to provide a full picture of the relief and restoration works needed, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said the territory on Monday faced an ‘unprecedented experience’ in having 17 inches of rainfall […]

Residents have been expressing mixed reactions to Government’s decision to cut this year’s Emancipation Festival by almost a week. The Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee announced the cancellation several hours after heavy rainfall drenched Tortola – causing flooding and […]

Vigilant law enforcers at the Terrence B Lettsome International Airport have foiled what appears to be a ferry ticket racket intended to hit Virgin Gorda Transport, which operates as Speedy’s. Nearly 500 tickets with the company’s name have been seized. […]